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Official resumé:* David (1946) was appointed to the Board on 6 March 2006. He is currently the deputy chairman of Marks and

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Spencer plc and is also non-executive director of Capital and Strategic Hotels and Resorts Inc and Jumeirah Hotels.

David has held a number of senior management and plc board positions in the leisure industry. He spent 15 years with Grand Metropolitan mainly in sales and marketing, which culminated in a Board position as worldwide marketing director. In 1989, he became deputy chairman of Hilton UK and executive vice-president, Hilton International. He joined Stakis in 1991 as chief executive and became group chief executive of the Hilton Group (formerly Ladbroke Group) in June 2000, a position he held until 2006.

He is the current President of the British Hospitality Association and was knighted in June 2006 for services to the hospitality industry.

Other current directorships:

Marks and Spencer Group PLC

Myco UK 2006 Limited

Historic directorships: N/A

*Official resumé as posted at easyJet.com, June 2010

Press coverage:

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28.08.2011

Sunday Times: No easy life for board easyJet's board keeps giving ground to Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, and he keeps asking for more. Last week the directors capitulated to his demand for the early departure of Sir David Michels, the deputy chairman. It dates back to the long-standing row over speed of growth, royalties and dividends...

27.08.2011

The Telegraph: Stelios steps up row with easyJet as Michels departs Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet, has vowed to take "further steps" to protect shareholder value at the airline after forcing the early exit of its deputy chairman, Sir David Michels. The airline said that Sir David would stand down from the firm's board with immediate effect to "avoid the unnecessary costs and distraction" of an extraordinary general meeting called for by Sir Stelios.

Sunday Times: Stelios hits easyJet with cover-up claim The dispute between Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and easyJet has intensified after he accused the airline of covering up the alleged abuse of free flights by its communications director. Sir Stelios alleges that Toby Nicol resigned after it was discovered, but is suggesting that the carrier should have prosecuted him, and has sent a letter to his lawyers to that effect.